Tag: farmer finance

Just 1% of US farmers have signed carbon farming contracts, according to Purdue survey

March 20, 2023

So far, carbon markets have proven more beneficial to corporates trying to offset emissions than to the farmers themselves.

With $1bn deployed, FBN Finance now offers bridge loans for farmers to expedite farmland financing

February 14, 2023

The FBN bridge loan tool helps farmers compete against cash offers and larger ag companies and investors when securing land.

EXCLUSIVE: Mad Capital closes $4m round, aims to shift 10m acres to regenerative ag by 2032

December 13, 2022

Mad Capital will use the funding to build up its team as it prepares to expand its “unique capital structure” for farmers switching to regenerative ag.

Meet the Founder: Why Digital Mobile Africa’s Robert Madziva wants to commercialize smallholder farming in Africa

December 9, 2022

Achieving food security and boosting smallholder farm incomes go hand in hand; Robert Madziva aims to do both with his digital agribusiness platform.

Brief: Sofina Ventures & Temasek lead $60m round for ag marketplace DeHaat

December 1, 2022

DeHaat says the Series E round will help the company reach break-even profitability within the next 12 months.

Propagate raises $10m from AgFunder, others to help more farmers reap the benefits of agroforestry

October 24, 2022

Farms can boost biodiversity and income with agroforestry; Propagate wants to make that option more accessible to growers and landowners.

Regenerative agriculture is anything but ‘just business’

October 19, 2022

Having attended the first Regenerative Food System Investment Forum in 2019, one thing was clear during this year’s event – capital holders are spending less time asking why they should deploy capital in the space and focusing more on how and where. But it could be a bumpy road ahead, writes Lauren Manning.

Q&A: How Seedz is digitizing Brazilian agriculture & attracting clients like Deere, Mosaic

October 4, 2022

The Seedz platform aims to transition more farmers in Brazil online while also giving major suppliers more actionable data.

Meet the Founder: By digitizing ag, Verqor aims to make credit accessible for every farmer in Mexico

July 15, 2022

Smaller-sized farmers in Mexico have no access to credit. Verqor wants to change that by digitizing more of the country’s ag operations.

Brief: Tillable partners with Evergreen Bank to expand digital lending for US farmers

July 11, 2022

Tillable says its all-digital platform makes it easier and faster for farmers and landowners to research, finance, and manage land.

Africa saw 7.5x increase in agrifintech venture funding in 2021, Europe lags: report

July 5, 2022

A new report by Graze indicates that agrifintech claimed almost 1% of the $600 billion in total worldwide VC investment last year.

Bushel’s new payments network is a major step towards digitizing US agriculture

July 4, 2022

Bushel Wallet aims to digitize, speed up, and simplify the process of moving payments between farmers and agribusiness partners in the US.

Virgin Money launches $251m Agri E Fund in a bid to help UK farmers hit net zero

June 6, 2022

The financial services provider will support UK farmers with green loans and carbon audits.

How innovation in farm payments can create a welfare system for the environment

May 31, 2022

Farm payments should mirror social welfare schemes in having both the short-term needs, and the long-term interests, of users in mind.

iFarmer banks $2.1m pre-Series A to strengthen ag supply chains in Bangladesh

May 30, 2022

It will use the capital injection to expand its geographic footprint, build out its supply chain capabilities, and introduce insurance products.

Stable raises $60m to help farmers manage food price volatility

May 26, 2022

It will use the Series B funds to grow its fintech platform which simplifies commodity hedging for farmers and food businesses.

An eventful week for African agtech as 2 startups raise close to $100m

March 25, 2022

Nigeria’s ThriveAgric and Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture raised close to $100 million between them this week in a watershed moment for African agrifoodtech.